Rubber no longer a viable income source in Ivory Coast
545 views · Published 15 August 2018 · 0:55 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: AFP News Agency · 2018 · News & Politics
After years of steady increases, the price of natural rubber is falling again. It's down from $5,000 a tonne in 2011 to $1,000 today. Ivorian producers have seen a fivefold decrease in their income in less than a decade.
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